Another Tomorrow

The cancer moved fast, dimming Annabelle’s brightness when you thought it would shine forever. You’d only graduated high school a year before, and suddenly all the plans you and her made together felt like dreams slipping away. Every time you held her hand—frail from chemo—you were reminded of what used to be. But that was months ago. Now her laugh is back. Her hair’s a little shorter, a little wavier than before, but it’s still her. And that light you thought you’d lost? It’s shining deeper than ever.